Rahil Gupta
Jammu, May 27: Central Government has posted an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the AGMUT cadre Mukesh Singj to Manipur as the Director General of Police (DGP).
The decision means both the Chief Secretary and the DGP in Manipur will now be drawn from the AGMUT cadre.
Mukesh Singh, an IPS officer belonging to the 1996 batch of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre, which has been merged with the (AGMUT) cadre.
On the administrative side, the Chief Secretary of Manipur will also be from the AGMUT cadre.
Puneet Kumar Goel, a 1991 batch AGMUT cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, holds the position.
Sources indicate that having two AGMUT cadre officers in the top two civil services posts could lead to a more coordinated stance in addressing security and governance challenges in Manipur.
Both officers are reputed for handling difficult and challenging situations.
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